When asked about potentially drafting Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 overall pick, Raiders GM John Spytek said that valuing the running back position is in his “core.”

19 April 2025

Spytek philosophized on the running back position’s current state and celebrated his alma mater, the University of Michigan, for continuing to value the position. Although he refrained from opining on Jeanty, specifically, Spytek said, “when you sit, where we sit,” ostensibly referencing the No. 6 overall pick, “the idea is to add elite players at any position.” Jeanty certainly qualifies, and he would understand command a first-round fantasy pick were he to play under head coach Pete Carroll and OC Chip Kelly.